Featured Healthcare Lenses

These lenses outline a general healthcare topic - whether it be a popular current healthcare trend, or an important lesson on mental of physical health:

Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System

Do You Think Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System? I do. Currently America uses an "opt-in" system for organ donation, whereas a person must have declared earlier that they wished for their organs to be donated. I believe that an "opt-out" syst...

Hospital Marketing

Hospital marketing is a specialized field that deals with connecting patients, physicians, and hospitals in mutual relationships. Many people ask, "How can you 'market' a hospital?" But marketing a hospital or health system is no d...

Bacteria 101- Protect yourself from MRSA, Salmonella, E.coli, flesh eating disease, more!

For the past 5 years, I have worked as a microbiologist in a local hospital. I decided to write this lens to possibly offer a little clarity to someone looking for answers to some common questions about bacteria and infection. Questions like: What is...

Loss, Grief and Bereavement

Loss is the disappearance of something cherished, often the death of a person, loss of a relationship, loss of a job or loss of health. Grief is the entire response--mind, body and spirit--to the loss. Bereavement is the often term used when the loss...

Wheat and Gluten Free Living

I am someone who discovered that they have an allergy to Wheat and Gluten some twelve months ago after many years of suffering stomach problems! I hope that in some way this Lens will help people to better understand the problem that they or their f...

Featured Women's Health Lenses

These featured lenses discuss the many topics concerning women, and the healthcare procedures that pertain to them:

TRYING TO BECOME PREGNANT?

 Getting pregnant is a wonderful experience. But for some its very difficult. There are many woman who cannot get pregnant. Whether its medical reasons or bad timing... there are things you can do to increase your chances.

What Does A Yeast Infection Looks Like - Cure - Info You Need !!

What does a Yeast Infection looks like ? Great question there are so many different symptoms and that means there isn't just one thing to look for. So I'm here to help you, so you know what to look for. Then I will give some direction in getting rid...

Female Symptoms Herpes

It is so important for women to know female symptoms herpes and how this virus affects their body. The herpes virus is more detrimental and harder to control than that of men because of the female anatomy. There are more women in the U.S. that have...

Endometrial Ablation - Alternative to Hysterectomy

Although a relatively new procedure in clinical terms, Endometrial Ablation has proven itself to be of great benefit to many women. It is a very viable alternative to a full hysterectomy with a typically shorter recovery time. The procedure is minima...

Ovarian Cysts Symptoms - Do You Have a Cyst on Your Ovary?

Certain symptoms will help to diagnose an ovarian cyst, though experiencing these ovarian cyst symptoms are not necessarily confirmation of the presence of an ovarian cyst. A symptom experienced by itself is not cause for immediate alarm, but medical...

Featured Pediatrics Lenses

Pediatrics lenses discuss healthcare procedures and good practices in caring for children. Trust these well-written lenses to provide you with up-to-date information and advice:

Childs First Eye Exam

MESSAGE FOR PARENTS!! I have always emphasized that all children prior to starting school should have an complete eye exam. Yes, the Schools do provide vision screening at certain grade levels but can not be substituted for a comprehensive eye e...

Giving Zantac To Infants For Acid Reflux Is A Big Mistake

If your baby is 6 weeks old with GERD, and your doctor precribed Zantac, you may concern about any possible side effect. You may wonder if Zantac is a common prescription for infants diagnosed with reflux. Your concern are quite valid. I can tell you...

Childhood Leukemia

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, affecting more than 3,500 children in the U.S. every year. Leukemia affects two types of white blood cells which are responsible for protecting the body from disease: lymphocytes and granulocyte...

Just Say 'No' to Power Cell Energy Balls - A Consumer Health Warning

As a physician, nutrition instructor and parent, I find several things wrong with the Power Cell Energy Ball product and marketing strategy. This company is promoting a caffeinated, vitamin-fortified gumball as a 'nutritious snack' with all the visu...

Advocate Your Child

As a parent, you have to do what is in your child's best interest. Sometimes that can be a scary and uncertain road. Relying on what your gut instinct is telling you is usually the right road to follow. No one knows a child as well as the p...

Featured Weight Loss Lenses

Need to lose weight, but are out of ideas? Look to these weight loss lenses to help you find schedules and safe supplements to consider:

Calorie Shifting Diet Menu - Sample Diet Menu For Calorie Shifting

Calorie Shifting is a special diet plan that requires you to alternate the foods you are eating so that you can absorb different types of calories and enhance your metabolism rate. I have actually written a lens on this before, so if you are interest...

Benefits of Eating Healthy Fruits & Vegetables Daily & Adding Juice Plus

The benefits of eating Fresh Raw Fruits and Vegetables are so great it has led health authorities like the National Cancer Institute, the American Heart Association, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recommend that we eat at least 5-9 serv...

Healthy College Food

Ok, so you got the acceptance letter, you called your new roommate and now what? It's time to look into the food situation. Sure your parents paid for the room and board. That means that you won't starve but do you really want to eat that junk? Eati...

Lose weight with a wheat free diet

Lose weight with a wheat free diet is my account of how I managed to shed pounds and keep them off. How many times do we try to lose weight in the New Year only to give up by Easter because we just cannot continue with the calorie and/or carb counti...

How To Lose Weight Fast

The New Year is here. In the next couple of days millions of people will say: Holly Sugar, I've put  on again! I can't get in my slacks. I have to lose that ugly fat! New Year's resolutions follow: diet, gym, healthy lifestyle etc. You try to ke...

Featured Holistic Medicine Lenses

Holistic medicine concerns spiritual mental and physical healing:

Crystal Healing

How to heal yourself and other around you using the Crystals from the ground that Mother Nature gave us.  If you've ever had an affinity with a crystal or herbs, then this is for you.

What Is Forgiveness?

Forgiveness and healing are directly related. Both are necessary for me to recognize and remember who I am. Who am I? There can be no doubt about who I am. I will always be me. What am I? There are two voices in my mind, telling me about myself. They...

Pagan / Wiccan Interests

I'd like to inform you that the fluffy information you buy in the bookstore or search online does not tell you everything about the Paganism & Wiccan religions.   Read on for more...

Shamanism

I am new to the concepts of Shamanism, feel free to get in contact and let me know if you thing there is something missing or sounds incorrect.

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Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition by Michael Murray

960 pages. This book shows you how to improve your health through a positive mental attitude, healthy lifestyle, health-promoting diet, and supplements, with plenty of practical tips. Learn disease prevention through enhancing key body systems. The bulk of the book details natural remedies for treating more than 70 ailments. Each includes symptoms, description, therapeutic considerations (with discussion of studies), and a treatment summary, including nutritional supplements and botanical (herba...1 point

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The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide by American Medical Association

784 pages. Having sold 710,000 copies in its first two editions, the work that is "the medical guide to buy" appears in a completely updated format. Find quick answers to family medical problems with this interactive guide Includes self-diagnosis charts as well as information on today's health issues....offers accurate, current medical information for lay users.1 point

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The Merck Manual 18th Edition by Mark H. Beers

3000 pages. Merck has the lowdown on the vast expanse of human diseases, disorders and injuries, as well as their symptoms and recommended therapy. It's intended for physicians and medical students, but though the type is tiny and the language technical, the Merck's a valuable volume for anyone with more than a passing interest in bodily ills.0 points

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Language of Medicine: A Write-In Text Explaining Medical Terms (Book with 2 Diskettes) by Davi-Ellen Chabner

864 pages. Programmed textbook for allied health students. Features chapters on cancer medicine, radiology, pharmacology, and psychiatry. Includes how to analyze medical words and body orientation, practice exercises, review sheets, and pronunciation guides. CD-ROM also contains exercises.0 points

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Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, Third Edition by Mayo Clinic

1424 pages. Since its initial publication in 1990, Mayo Clinic Family Health Book has become a classic home medical reference, selling more than 1 million copies. Now in its third edition, this completely revised, generously illustrated volume offers the latest in medical knowledge with a strong emphasis on self-care. From prevention to treatment, from infancy to old age, this comprehensive health guide offers reliable, easy-to-understand information in six convenient sections.0 points

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